http://computerspot.net computer tips, computer freaks, computer geeks Wed, 18 Jan 2012 17:22:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://computerspot.net/about/comment-page-1/#comment-18 Craig Davis Sun, 13 Jan 2008 05:20:30 +0000 #comment-18 The Intel486[1] brand refers to Intel's family of i486 (incl. i487) CPUs - the second generation of 32-bit x86 microprocessors, and the first truly pipelined x86 design. Their predecessor was the Intel386, the very first 32-bit x86 processor. The first line of 486 processors was introduced in 1989 containing 1.2 million transistors (800 nanometer technology). The i486 was so named without the usual 80-prefix, because of a court ruling that prohibited trademarking numbers (like 80486). Intel dropped number-based naming altogether with the successor to the i486 – the Pentium processor. The Intel486[1] brand refers to Intel’s family of i486 (incl. i487) CPUs – the second generation of 32-bit x86 microprocessors, and the first truly pipelined x86 design. Their predecessor was the Intel386, the very first 32-bit x86 processor. The first line of 486 processors was introduced in 1989 containing 1.2 million transistors (800 nanometer technology). The i486 was so named without the usual 80-prefix, because of a court ruling that prohibited trademarking numbers (like 80486). Intel dropped number-based naming altogether with the successor to the i486 – the Pentium processor.

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